SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

WAIMATE TROTS. ENTRIES CLOSE TO-NIGHT. A final reminder is given to owners and trainers of trotters that entries for nil events at the Waimate Phii'ls ' Trotting Club's first fcotalisator meet. ing, to lie held 011 the Ifawera raeeemir e ! on Wednesday, July 28, close t«-nig!:.' :at !) p.m. Those interested should noie j that the Hawern telegraph ollico closes , at N p.m. 'J'lie good stakes offered by the W.iij mate Plains Club should induce owners 1 to come forward in force, and thereby | make this meeting a great success. The j trotting enthusiasts and public have I been crying out for years for an opportunity to race their horses in their own province, ami now that the Waiuiate Club is supplying this long-felt want it goes without saying tlnit all' should do their little bit to help the j along. The detailed programme will be found in our advertising columns. TO A TERE'.S TIUUMI'ILS. Sydney papers just to hand chronicle the doing of the ex-Xew Plymouth horse Toa Tore, and the sporting .-cribes write in glowing terms of the big son of "Xlauiapoto. The Sportsman refers to him as "a bobby dazzler from New Zealand/' and further interesting references (quoted below) describe the horse's successful running at the Maitlanrt Cup meeting held at Rutherford, where- inwon the RutheiTord Welter, run over seven furlongs, and then at Newcastle, where he scored in the Pace Welter, and later on the same <l:;v in the Holiday Handicap. The Sportsman states; "Exactly a score took part, in the Kutiierford Welter. Di;ke of Sparta was favorite, followed by Ton Terc. Coror.ata, and ISulgcr If. Toa Terc and Covina tsi led at the start, but at the si\furlongs Onronata took command. The latter in turn gave way to Tea Ten-, who ran in an ensv winner from the favorite by two lengths." And then on Newcastle running: "Seventeen competed in the Pace Welter, and backers made 110 mistake when they pinned their faith to the New Zealiuder Toa- Terc. who went out at a short price. Duke o,' Sparta was second favorite and Ciitiedral and Entertainer had supporters. Nothing else was /seriously backed, (''rank E jumped oil' with. the. lead, and had a two lengths break of everything when the turn was readied. Once in a line for home, however, the favorite made his run. and, heading the leader, beat him easily in the run home by three lengths, with Duke of Sparta 11 length a way. third.. The Holiday Handicap brought the day's racing to a close. Toa. Terc was an od.ls-on favorite, aiul from barrier rise nothing had a look in with the New Zealander, who cantered home two lengths in front of Te Whare, with Sylvius a length off. third." That the Tarauaki crowd threw in for a gooil win is quite certain. When Toa Tore scored at Rutherford the cornmission was worked at odds nearly approaching what is popularly known in this country as "the limit." A Sydney paper sums the matter up like (his:

/•They made no mistake, for not only 'did tliev bring their own trainer, but they also brought a. .jockey from the dominion. At Newcastle to day the sou of Maniapoto placed two more races to his credit, and he gives promise of emulating the deeds of the mighty Carbine. He won both races like a racehorse, notwithstanding that he was not ! asked to gallop on either occasion. Ton j Tere is owned by Mr. J. Hawkins, a 'well-known sportsman, of New Plymouth, New Zealand, and was brought j to Australia by a trainer named dohn- | son, who is in rather a big way at New Plymouth. The bona-fides of the horse, j were inquired into by the stewards, but after hearing Johnson they at. once expressed themselves satisfied that everything was O.K."' Could praise reach a higher plane! TIM DOOLAN'S LUCK. The New Zealand 'chaser Tim Duolan has shown great form since being taken across to Victoria, but bad luck seems to stand in his way when it comes to landing an outright win in a big race. The sturdy little Maorilander was sent out favorite for the Dinglcy Ste n ple chase of 12(1 sovs., run over two miles at Moonee Valley, and although he beat Flash -Tack (who subsequently reversed positions with him in the V.R.C. Crawl National Steeple on Saturday last) he was not quite equal to heading (iuiirap, and tho pair flashed past the post in line. It was a great race. Tim Doo'an and Ouiicap had the issue to t.her.'.seH'es coming to the second fence from lioute, and the pair rose at it together. Tim stumbled on landing, and fiuneap had a lead of half-a-length at the lasl obstacle. Ciuncap then looked to have the favorite beaten, but McKlynn gathered the latter together in line style, and catching (lie leader at every str'd ' just got up ill time to make a dead heat of it. The New Zealander was ihen made a warm older for the 'lrand National. though he afterwards lost ,-oine friends by a. poor display of jumping over Kleinington country. As npoiled on Monday* Tim Doolnn mad" i'p a I lot of ground over the last half mile iu the (irand National, but, 1.1 -'! i .lack (who was in receipt of fj llisi stayed on long enough to win a good race l>v a couple pf lengths. Tim |ii>.il-:U is a great bit, of sinlV, but his Kick r.iipivuv to be right out at present. I'c light at the top of his form at pr- --u!. am! if the hantlicappers tre-i i !:".!> i!i -mi ly he will he one of the prime favorites for the (Irand National ni llicca.'Vi: next month. lie.! >' v rain fell »{ llawovn on S.um dar. and after it, d-loe- ' oa :i:;yc held a r.gatia on the local eou.:-c. V..{ some fra iiter.- v. "r" lira e ein.■ i'i i • -en i sister were given a rue o>-T ! )e' -mall sticks e.t iiawcra on Kriday anil got. liinail safely. Wild l.ioeu -iiaped fnirh WKLI.I.-KNoU'N liAri'.'lii.KSK OKA I). Wolliligl "U. .1::! v la. The raceiior-c Ladoga died illi- ; TI'.iiTTIM; CnNi'KISKNI K, Wellington. duly I",. The Trot ting' i onic; one ■ tieda \ reported that t! i e a-sels on ii\od deposit A ii'oti'ii, alVirmiie.; the principle id j appointing' stipendiary ,-1-wani- \v;h